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Brazil
Brasilia, Federal District
Rafael Celestino
"
The Universal Soldier
"
AGE
44
/
Jan 22, 1980
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
Equipe Universal Soldier
/
Rafao BJJ MMA
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
14
KO
/
TKO
5
36%
SUBMISSIONS
4
29%
DECISIONS
5
36%
Draws
1
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
2
40%
DECISIONS
0
0%
Upcoming Fights
FEN 56
October 05, 2024
Orbit Hall, Wroclaw, Poland
Rafael Celestino
14-5-1 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
13-3-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
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Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Cleber Souza
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Decision (Split)
Flavio Almendra
5
5:00
win
John Allan
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 45: Black Diamond vs. Aparecido
Mar / 02 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
1
4:03
loss
Kerim Daidov
Octagon Promotion - Octagon 51
Oct / 21 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Tilek Bapanov
1
0:08
draw
Tyago Moreira
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 41: Vargas vs. Ursa
Jun / 17 / 2023
Draw (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Mario Filipe de Sousa
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 39: Velaminho vs. Santos
Feb / 11 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Claudio Rocha
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 36: Warriors of the Cage
Jul / 23 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:22
win
Weldon Silva de Oliveira
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Mar / 26 / 2022
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2
3:36
loss
Shamil Erdogan
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Oct / 17 / 2021
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
2
0:52
win
Sergio de Fatima
Future FC - Road to Future 1
Jun / 27 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Diego Lima
1
1:29
win
Tulio Marcus Viana
GFN - Gladiators Fight Night 3
Dec / 12 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Fabio Cardoso
1
4:34
win
Jerffeson dos Santos Oliveira
NP Fight - Brazil 13
Sep / 07 / 2019
Decision(Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Emmanuel Walo
MMA Pro League 1 - New Jersey vs. Pennsylvania
Sep / 15 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
3
5:00
win
Nilson Jose Dornelas
FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 4
Jun / 30 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Sergio Matsunaga
1
2:24
loss
Punahele Soriano
Titan FC 49 - Gomez vs. Soares
Apr / 06 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Alan Abeles
1
0:31
win
Vinicius Moreira
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 77
Oct / 27 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Joao Claudio Soares
1
2:27
win
Eder Rodrigues
NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 7
Sep / 16 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Arilson Lopo
2
4:49
win
Julio Cesar dos Santos
NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 6
Apr / 15 / 2017
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Luiz Carlos Alves
FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 2
Nov / 26 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Arilson Lopo
1
2:12
win
Marcus Atila
FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 1
Nov / 07 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Arilson Lopo
1
4:00
loss
Edgar Barbosa
GCC - Godoi Combat Ceres
Aug / 16 / 2014
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Sergio Martins Garcas
1
0:16
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